Euge Groove discography
| Euge Groove discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 8 |
| Promo singles | 11 |
The discography of the American jazz artist Euge Groove consists of eight studio albums and eleven promo singles. Listed are also several appearances in records where he appeared as a sideman, but not the re-issues, unless they are counted separately from the original works in the charts. The discography shows the peak weekly chart positions in the United States for jazz[a] and heatseekers charts.[b]
Euge Groove made his debut as professional musician in 1987 as sideman, collecting since the beginning good results on mainstream, such as the Exposé's No. 1 hit, "Seasons Change". His reputation went very quickly to high levels, arriving to collaborate with several music icons, like Joe Cocker, Elton John, Eros Ramazzotti and Richard Marx. Finally in the late 1990s, he decided to begin a solo career and he published his first solo studio album, Euge Groove (2000) for Warner Bros. Records. The album was a low seller and peaked at No. 25 on the Top Contemporary Jazz Albums. The follower, Play Date (2002), peaked at No. 10 on the same chart and introduced Groove to the contemporary jazz audience. After this result, Euge Groove left Warner Bros. for Narada Jazz and released Livin' Large (2004), which peaked at No. 4 on the contemporary jazz chart. The follower, Just Feels Right (2005), did better, peaking at No. 3 and spawning Groove's first jazz hit, "Chillaxin" (2006), No. 3 on Smooth Jazz Songs.
In 2007, Groove reached the commercial peak publishing Born 2 Groove. It was No. 1 on the Top Contemporary Jazz Albums and spawned four smooth jazz hits (three of them in top 10), including his first two No. 1 singles: "Born 2 Groove" and "Religify." After this great success, Groove left Narada Jazz for Shanachie Entertainment, where he continued to release successful albums and promo singles for the contemporary jazz audience. Sunday Morning (2009) peaked at No. 2 and contains two top 10 hits, including the No. 1 hit from the same name. S7even Large (2011) peaked at No. 3 and had only a top 10 hit. In 2012, Groove came back on the top of the albums chart with House of Groove, that spawned a new No. 1 hit with the title track.
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details[1] | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Jazz (Cont) [2] |
US Jazz [2] |
US Heat [2] | |||||||||||
| Euge Groove |
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25 | 41 | — | |||||||||
| Play Date |
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10 | 13 | — | |||||||||
| Livin' Large |
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4 | 7 | — | |||||||||
| Just Feels Right |
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3 | 4 | 20 | |||||||||
| Born 2 Groove |
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1 | 4 | 10 | |||||||||
| Sunday Morning |
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2 | 10 | 31 | |||||||||
| S7even Large |
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3 | 4 | 13 | |||||||||
| House of Groove |
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1 | 2 | 9 | |||||||||
| Got 2 Be Groovin’ |
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| Still Euge’ |
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Singles
Promo singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Jazz (Smooth) [2] | |||
| "Chillaxin" | 2006 | 3 | Just Feels Right |
| "Born 2 Groove" | 2007 | 1 | Born 2 Groove |
| "Mr. Groove" | 2008 | 2 | |
| "Religify" | 1 | ||
| "Slow Jam" | 2009 | 15 | |
| "Sunday Morning" | 1 | Sunday Morning | |
| "All for You" | 2010 | 3 | |
| "S7ven Large" | 2011 | 4 | S7ven Large |
| "The Funky Bunch" | 12 | ||
| "House of Groove" | 2012 | 1 | House of Groove |
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Jazz (Smooth) [2] | |||
| "Lay It On Me" (with Brian Simpson) | 2010 | 28 | South Beach |
Other appearances
As sideman
| Album | Year | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exposure | 1987 | Exposé | Saxophone |
| Small World | 1988 | Huey Lewis and the News | Sax (tenor) |
| Captain Swing | 1989 | Michelle Shocked | |
| That We Do Know | Uncle Festive | Sax (alto), sax (soprano), sax (tenor) | |
| Brigade | 1990 | Heart | Sax (tenor) |
| The Simpsons Sing the Blues | The Simpsons | ||
| Spellbound | 1991 | Paula Abdul | |
| Shadows of Urbano | Michael Colina | ||
| Power of Suggestion | Richard Elliot | Assistant producer, drum programming, keyboards | |
| Rush Street | Richard Marx | Saxophone | |
| Warm Your Heart | Aaron Neville | Sax (alto) | |
| The Steve Pryor Band | The Steve Pryor Band | Sax (tenor) | |
| Luck of the Draw | Bonnie Raitt | ||
| Monster on a Leash | Tower of Power | Sax (alto), sax (tenor) | |
| Duets | 1993 | Elton John | Horn |
| MMC | MMC | ||
| Working Class | 1994 | Pete Anderson | Sax (tenor) |
| Paid Vacation | Richard Marx | Horn | |
| Driving Beverly Hills | Mark Portmann | ||
| Mysterious | 1995 | David Royal | Saxophone |
| Flesh and Bone | 1997 | Richard Marx | Horn |
| Eros Live | 1998 | Eros Ramazzotti | Keyboards, saxophone |
| Kisses in the Rain | 2001 | Rick Braun | Sax (tenor) |
| Glow | Peter White | Saxophone | |
| Right Here, Right Now | 2003 | David Benoit | Guest artist, sax (tenor) |
| Full Circle | 2006 | Guest artist, main personnel, saxophone | |
- For every year (here reported chronologically) the albums are listed alphabetically by the last name of the artist.
Notes
- a ^ Jazz Albums contains traditional and contemporary jazz albums and unlike of Top Traditional Jazz Albums and Top Contemporary Jazz Albums, it is available only on billboard.com and billboard.biz
- b ^ Top Heatseekers Albums contains only albums of artists that never entered in the top 100 of the Billboard 200 or in top 10 of the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, Top Country Albums, Top Latin Albums, Top Christian Albums or Top Gospel Albums.[5] There is a similar chart also for the songs, called Top Heatseekers Songs and lists songs of artists that never entered in the top 50 of the Billboard Hot 100 (or the top 50 of the Hot 100 Airplay prior to December 5, 1998).[6]
References
- ↑ General reference for the albums:
- "Euge Groove discography". Euge Groove Official website. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Peak chart positions for albums and singles charting on the United States charts:
- "Euge Groove – Artist US chart history". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
- "Euge Groove Album & Song Chart History – Jazz Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
- "Top Contemporary Jazz 2009-11-14". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
- "Top Contemporary Jazz 2011-06-04". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
- "Top Contemporary Jazz 2012-10-13". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
- "Top Contemporary Jazz 2012-10-20". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
- "Euge Groove Album & Song Chart History – Jazz Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
- "Smooth Jazz Songs 2010-12-18". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/still-euge-mw0002949597
- ↑ General references for his appearances as sideman:
- "Euge Groove extended discography". Euge Groove Official website. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
- "Steve Grove – Credits". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
- "Euge Groove – Credits". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
- ↑ "Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
- ↑ "Heatseekers Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 29, 2012.